Douglas Partners Pty Ltd

Site

Gold Coast Laboratory

Accreditation No.

828

Site No.

22133

Date of Accreditation

10 Oct 2014

Address

2/3 Distribution Avenue
Molendinar, QLD 4214
Australia

douglaspartners.com.au

Contact

Mr Chad Whatley P: +61 (07) 55688900

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Gold Coast Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Establishment of annex facilities Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Clay and fine silt; Weak particles contaminants Settling; Sieve analysis AS 1141.32;  AS 1141.33
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, AS 1141.20.3, AS 1141.21, AS 1141.22, MR (Qld) Method Q201, MR(Qld) Method Q208B, RMS (NSW) Method T213, TfNSW TS 02799.12, RMS (NSW) Method T235, RMS (NSW) Method T275, TfNSW TS 02799.32, TfNSW TS 02799.50
Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5, RMS (NSW) Method T210, TfNSW TS 02799.09

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.12, RMS (NSW) Method T203, TfNSW TS 02799.04

Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T209, TfNSW TS 02799.08

Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4, RMS (NSW) Method T212, TfNSW TS 02799.11, RMS (NSW) Method T211, TfNSW TS 02799.10

Particle size distribution Fine particles in road materials RMS (NSW) Method T107, TfNSW TS 02795.03
Shape Ratio greatest to least dimension RMS (NSW) Method T278, TfNSW TS 02799.53
Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1, RMS (NSW) Method T201, TfNSW TS 02799.02

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate MR (Qld) Method Q208B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Aggregate crushing value; Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.21, AS 1141.22, RMS (NSW) Method T215, TfNSW TS 02799.13
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in-situ Concrete, grout and mortar Slump flow Cone AS 1012.3.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties Concrete, grout and mortar Compressive strength; Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Cylinder; Dimensions; Water displacement AS 1012.9; AS 1012.12.1; AS 1012.12.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing Concrete, grout and mortar Specimen manufacture and curing Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory AS 1012.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T120, TfNSW TS 02795.14

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, TfNSW T106, TfNSW TS 02795.02

Liquid limit Cone four point; Cone one point

AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T109, TfNSW TS 02795.05

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105, RMS (NSW) Method T109, TfNSW TS 02795.05

Moisture content Microwave oven

AS 1289.2.1.4

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106, TfNSW T113, TfNSW TS 02795.08

Plasticity index Cone

AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105

Liquid limit Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, TfNSW T108, TfNSW TS 02795.04

Moisture content Correlation

MR (Qld) Method Q010

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, RMS (NSW) Method T111, RMS (NSW) Method T130, TfNSW TS 02795.06, TfNSW TS 02796.01

Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q145A

Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable

AS 1289.5.5.1

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142B, RMS (NSW) Method T112, TfNSW TS 02795.07

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A

Dry density/moisture content relationship Three compaction point  RMS (NSW) Method T162, TfNSW TS 02795.24
Maximum dry density Not applicable  RMS (NSW) Method T164, TfNSW TS 02795.26
Oversize material Oversize material treatment

MR (Qld) Method Q143

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1

Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289 5.4.1

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289 5.7.1

Field moisture content Nuclear gauge

AS 1289 5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A

Characteristic field density values; Density - In-situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289 5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q020, MR (Qld) Method Q141A,  RMS (NSW) Method T173, TfNSW TS 02795.36

Density - In-situ Sand-cone

AS 1289 5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B

Moisture ratio Measured

AS 1289 5.4.1

Degree of saturation Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q146

Relative compaction Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q140A,  RMS (NSW) Method T166, TfNSW TS 02795.28

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration Soils Penetration in-situ Dynamic cone AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q113A, MR (Qld) Method Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C,  RMS (NSW) Method T117, TfNSW TS 02795.11
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants Soils Acidity pH

AS 1289.4.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q121

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR(Qld) Method Q101A,  MR(Qld) Method Q101B, MR(Qld) Method Q101C, MR(Qld) Method Q101D, MR(Qld) Method Q101E, RMS (NSW) Method T105,  TfNSW T105, TfNSW TS 02795.01

Soil pre-treatment Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Repeated compaction pre-treatment TfNSW T102,  TfNSW T103, TfNSW TS 02794.02, TfNSW TS 02794.03
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell AS 1289.7.1.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

MR (Qld) Method Q115

Curing of moulded specimens Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q135B

Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A; MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete AS 1012.1
Soils Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q050

Not applicable Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ; Site selection by spot sampling

AS 1289.1.2.1

MR (Qld) Method Q060; MR (Qld) Method Q061

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